Thursday, 25 October 2007

Comet HOLMES 17P now at Magnitude 2.8 outburst!!!

Start:     Oct 25, '07 9:00p
End:     Oct 26, '07 05:00a
Remarkably, Comet Holmes (17P) previously a magnitude 18 comet in
Perseus on October 20th, has SOARED to several magnitudes brighter
today (since 24th Oct). It is now reported to be currently magnitude
2.8 and located in Perseus. It can be seen easily with the naked eye
even in light polluted skies as a yellowish blob (little tail). It is
now in outburst. Please do not miss this oppotunity to catch a really
brilliant comet (suddenly!), similar to the last outburst in 1892.

References:
http://cometchasing.skyhound.com/
http://www.spaceweather.com

Finder chart:
http://cometchasing.skyhound.com/comets/17P.gif

2 comments:

  1. It is raining so hard here we can not see anything. We need the rain but I hope we get to see the comet.

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